Symptoms and coronary risk factors predictive of adverse cardiac events in chest pain patients in an Asian emergency department: the need for a local prediction score

Symptoms and coronary risk factors predictive of adverse cardiac events in chest pain patients in an Asian emergency department: the need for a local prediction score

Introduction: Clinical assessment is pivotal in diagnosing acute coronary syndrome. Our study aimed to identify clinical characteristics predictive of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in an Asian population and to derive a risk score for MACE. Methods: Patients presenting to the emergency departm...

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Main Authors: Ziwei Lin, Swee Han Lim, Qai Ven Yap, Cheryl Shumin Kow, Yiong Huak Chan, Siang Jin Terrance Chua, Anantharaman Venkataraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer – Medknow Publications 2024-07-01
Series:Singapore Medical Journal
Subjects:
acute coronary syndrome
chest pain
major adverse cardiac events
myocardial infarction
risk score
troponin
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2023-260
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